"Everyone was quite shocked. There were audible gasps."

We didn't have a TV. I grew up in Peru in a village at the top of the Andes, higher than Mt Cook.

Salted caramel. It's like sweet chilli sauce was in the 90s. Even Dad is asking for it on his icecream.

John Cleese talks about bringing Monty Python to New Zealand and the formative experiences the country gave him as a young man

John Cleese won't visit the city he once called "the suicide capital of New Zealand" for his next tour here.

Not in New Zealand because it's not on TV here, but I do get lovely messages in broken English from places like South America or Iraq saying "Are you the Mystic Ranger?"

The man who brought us Fred Dagg is returning to take a fresh look at Godzone.

Nightmare comedy duo Tim and Eric are dedicated to pushing boundaries at upcoming Auckland show, discovers Chris Schulz.

TV3 debuted its new local comedy offering last night, led by an all-female line up. But is it any good?

Duncan Greive heads behind-the-scenes to check out TV3's newest comedy offering, Funny Girls.

Russell Brand swaggered, thrusted, probed and taunted his way through a 90 minute set, pointed out the absurdities of the world, and of human nature, and left the 4000 strong audience in a daze.

Comedian Urzila Carlson was 20 when she was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

Eli Orzessek talks to pop's king of parody, Weird Al Yankovic.

Comedian "Weird Al" Yankovic, who has famously parodied generations of pop hits ranging from Michael Jackson to Lorde, is headed back to New Zealand.

The partner of the late Kiwi comedian Ewen Gilmour has spoken of her heartache at losing her soulmate.

British comedy superstar Dawn French is bringing her new live show to New Zealand.

They took the Cricket World Cup by storm, now the Alternative Commentary Collective are turning their comedic sights on New Zealand's national game.

Ruby Wax was at the height of her fame when she was stopped in her tracks by a poster at a London Underground station that "outed" her.

Sitcom stars and real-life married couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are bringing their raunchy live show to New Zealand. Rachel Bache gets the dirty details.

Woo woo! An odd collaboration between a comedian and a rapper has been released today - but Justin Bieber is keeping The Pigeon Song from the top spot in the charts.

Comedian and actor Stephen Fry is planning on telling some tales on his upcoming tour Down Under.

Comic Darren Walsh has scooped a prize after showing off the pundamentals of his craft at the Edinburgh Fringe.

11 years on from the final episode of Friends, a previously unaired scene has been doing the rounds featuring an unfortunately timed joke in an airport.

Fans of Parks and Recreation, get excited. Ron Swanson and his evil sex-crazed ex-wife Tammy are coming to New Zealand.

A new teaser trailer has been released for The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, showing the new host settling in on set.

Comedian Amy Poehler is under fire after a joke about Beyonce's three-year-old daughter bombed on her new web series Difficult People.